Green thinking in the steel rolling mill

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摘要 Intermsofenergyuseandcarbonfootprint,itistheprimaryprocessesofironmakingandsteelmakingthatcommandmostattentioninourindustry.Therollingmills,althoughenergy-intensivebycomparisonwithmostindustrialfinishingoperations,areoftenoverlookedwhenasteelcompanyconsidersitsenvironmentalresponsibilitiesanditsenergy-savingopportunities.Thehighgearingofenergyconsumptionoftheprimaryprocessesoverthefinishingprocesseshasanimportantconsequence,however.Thekeytogreenrollingisasmuchaboutyield(andavoidingtheremeltingofscrap)asitisaboutdirectenergyuse.Thispaperusesaprojectcasestudy,thedesignandcommissioningoftheEndlessStripProcessing(ESP)plantofArvediinItalytoillustratehowmodernrollingmillsarecontributingtoagreenersteelindustry.Therelevanttechnicalfeaturesincludetheenergysavingsimplicitinnear-netshapecastingandindirectrolling,withoutintermediatereheating,advancesindriveandpowerconversiontechnologiesandtheaforementionedconceptofenergysavingthroughyieldmaximisation.Somenotableco-operativeeffortstowardsgreenerrollingarealsoexplained,includinguniversitycollaborationsandinparticulartheWellMet2050projectattheUniversityofCambridge.Inconclusion,thegreencredentialsofsteelusageingeneralindustryareconsideredandkeymessagesfortheengineeringcommunityaresought.
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出版日期 2010年02月01日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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